J. Dwight something-son. I think. There are catalogs for wood-turners of pieces to to order and mess with.
(sigh) You'd have to be very careful. The lower the karetage the harder the gold and the less pliable.
It looks fairly recent to me too, but the design is straight Partridge Family. It's the execution of the design that looks new.
Wouldn't tempt me - no holes in my ears. (sigh) I'd be tempted to take a toothbrush to the coral and my bare fingers to the gold. Good old...
I'd have nabbed those too. My parents BOTH remembered that fair. Can't resell on line (mercury thermometers) but who cares?
I love finding them when the seller has no idea! I once heard rumors of amarette glass - a form of sapphiret that's purple instead of blue, but...
I don't know much about French/Continental brass.
Whoever did that didn't take the easy way out.
Generally. Unless you wanted toothpicks in a pocket for after lunch or some such.
Held up better than most modern batteries!
Same question here. It's a rather odd combination, to my eyes.
Just saw it again today up close. Still no clue whodunnit!
I have a necklace like the pearlshere somewhere.
Could "Shaw" be "Shand" instead?
That's a Mess-with-me if ever I saw one. Looks to be about 1870-ish so not valued now even if it were in perfect shape. Victorian wood may well...
..and hustled them out the door and to the car. And had to sit for two minutes giggling before you could start the motor. I'd have done the...
I see some open ends on the metal links inside the balls. The chain design bits are cast in one piece. I've seen similar construction from the...
That little cabinet on stand is a useful little beast. Someone's going to slap a tray on top and use it for liquor, most likely. I'm with Brad...
Besides everything? The way the pieces screw together. The roughness of the casting. If this was old Victorian British brass it would have far...
The NeeNaw is the sound of panda sirens. American sirens are much nastier and louder.
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